Wisdom Quote by Desmond Tutu — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”

“We must be ready to learn from one another, not claiming that we alone possess all truth and that somehow we have a corner on God.”

“Like when you sit in front of a fire in winter — you are just there in front of the fire. You don't have to be smart or anything. The fire warms you.”

“We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.”

“I would not worship a God who is homophobic and that is how deeply I feel about this. I would refuse to go to a homophobic heaven. No, I would say sorry, I mean I would much rather go to the other place.”

“A person is a person through other persons.”

“I want a man who knows something about himself. And is appalled. And has to forgive himself to get along.”

“The highest level of maturity is knowing how, when, and what to say to whom.”

“You may die a hundred deaths without a break in the mental turmoil. Or, you may keep your body and die only in the mind. The death of the mind is the birth of wisdom.”

“Leave no stone unturned.”

“The weakest of all weak things is a virtue which has not been tested in the fire.”

“We are all small-minded people, creeping about the earth grubbing for our own advantage and making the very mistakes for which we want to humiliate our neighbors.”